Bills, bills, bills, Bills. More than 2,500 of them have been submitted during Washington’s 2021–2022 legislative cycle. Some have already become law. Others won’t make it through the Byzantine process intact. And many still will never even begin that fitful political journey.
Which, in some cases, is a very good thing. Combing through hundreds of these documents reveals many vital tweaks to state governance—but also some truly wacky ideas.
Splitting Washington into Two States
You may have heard about this one. Last year, some Republican state lawmakers introduced a bill that calls for the creation of “Liberty,” a separate state on the other side of the Cascades. It would
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